Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 5 is one of the much-awaited films, and it has been in the headlines for quite some time. Now latest reports claim that John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan to sign them for the film.
A source close to the development told Bollywood Hungama, “Sajid Nadiadwala was planning to take Housefull 5 on floors by December 2023, however, the plans were pushed to 2024 when the casting was taking longer than expected. Just last week, Sajid and Akshay approached Abhishek and John to sign them for the film.”
Both Abhishek and John had to say no based-on date issues. “While they were more than willing to come on board for Housefull 5, they were not able to allot bulk dates for Housefull 5,” the source told the publication.
Makers of Housefull 5 will start shooting in early 2024 and the actors are being finalized. The film may have a fresh cast (except Akshay and Ritesh) for this comedy series helmed by Tarun Mansukhani.
Akshay and Sajid Nadiadwala kicked off the Housefull franchise in 2010 followed by a sequel each in 2012, 2016, and 2019.